Freshman Jafar Mann opts to transfer from Florida

Jafar Mann’s brief time as a Florida Gator is done.
He is transferring after less than a year on campus after not playing the first nine games. Mann came to the Gators as a defensive lineman from Stone Mountain, Ga., then the team moved him to offensive line.

“Jafar Mann and I met last night, and he decided to transfer,” coach Will Muschamp said. “He and I agreed that it’s time for him to move on.”

If Mann (6-3, 293) transfers to another FBS team, he will be eligible to play as a red-shirt sophomore in 2014.

His exit leaves UF with 81 scholarship players, four below the NCAA limit.